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01-17-2004, 07:05 AM
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Don't say "Oops!", Doctor
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Well, I'm off!
This truck and I are about an hour away from starting a 1,700 mile journey West. Wish me luck, gang!
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01-17-2004, 10:34 AM
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Where are you going??
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01-17-2004, 11:48 AM
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State of Confusion!
  
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Good luck CU on the other side over there in MN (?).
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01-17-2004, 12:04 PM
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PROJECT 7DEUCE
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You got no worries it's a chevy!!!!! Have a safe trip...
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GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKSMEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P.. |
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01-17-2004, 03:09 PM
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Designated A-hole!
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Good luck and be careful!
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"If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck" |
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01-17-2004, 03:10 PM
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Formerly yellow72custom
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Have fun! Gotta love taking road trips in these trucks (except for the darn gas bill).
See you got some new wheels too since the last time you posted pics 
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01-18-2004, 12:22 AM
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Sweet, good luck on your travels.
I'd want a 5 or 6 speed before I'd go that far.
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01-18-2004, 12:28 AM
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A-Adam A-Adam
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Have a safe trip!
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01-18-2004, 01:21 AM
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This is Bumpster, Shuttermutt's dad. I am new to this board, but I have been lurking around for awhile. Seem's like a very friendly and helpfull bunch of guy's. Not trying to steal shuttermutts thread, but he asked me to tell you he made 600 plus miles today with little trouble, gas mileage is 10 to 11, I really got to hear about that cause I put a 700r4 in my 72, and am getting 16 +-. He is in Oneonta NY. Said shifter is not going into low or second, and barely into drive. I suspect they popped linkage out of socket when they raised engine to install new pan. He also put a new gas cap on, [something about a cab full of fumes]. He hopes to make Minn. monday late.
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01-18-2004, 01:44 AM
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Hey fellow Okie! I hope he makes it fine.
See ya Ron
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01-18-2004, 01:48 AM
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Hope he gets his problems worked out and has no more!
BTW- That pic is GIGANGOUS!  
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01-18-2004, 03:41 PM
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Have a Safe and trouble free journey.......
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01-18-2004, 03:56 PM
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Thanks for the update. With all the cold and snow up north, he is in our thoughts for a safe and enjoyable trip.
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01-18-2004, 04:00 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: missouri city, tx
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have a safe trip. funny how people think because my truck is ugly rusted and falling apart it doesnt run well....??? i say it doesnt have to look great to run great! good luck. have a safe trip
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01-18-2004, 04:10 PM
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Where was/were/is you going? Why 1700 miles? Will there be a return trip? If coming through Ga look us up!
Glenn
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01-18-2004, 04:37 PM
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yeah i hope the rest of his trip is without a hitch. gotta love these old trucks and 11 MPG aint bad at all for em. Oneonta huh? if he needs help in NJ ( if hes heading south and west let me know
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01-18-2004, 07:37 PM
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He is heading here to MN for a job in the twin cities. Picking up and moving the family.
Have a safe trip! Keep us posted on the journey, dad! Look forward to looking him up once he's settled. Paul
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01-18-2004, 07:42 PM
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brrrrr i sure hope your heater and defroster are working great
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01-19-2004, 12:40 AM
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Trip update. Talked to my daughter-in-law, he was in Ohio and was looking to make somewhere in Indiana before stopping for the night. Don't know much else, but i assume no news is good news. If anything was wrong, I would be the last to find out unless the truck was crispy or the cuffs were on. He's pretty independant (or stubborn), that way. I don't envy him that drive ; unless I can set the cruise and fire up some tunes, I'm only good for 3 or 400 miles a day unless I'm on the bike. Thanks for asking, I'm sure he will be itching to tell all once he is settled in Eden Prairie area. Bumpy
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01-19-2004, 01:13 AM
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I am sure we all look forward to the final report. Keep us informed as I'm sure he won't be setup with his computer any time soon. By the way I wonder who he inherited that stubbornessfrom.
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01-19-2004, 01:33 AM
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New update, shuttermutt is in Elkhart IN. for the night. Said to tell all so far,so good. Truck has used NO water, and oil is spotless, but oil filler tube (vented cap) is gunky white. Condensation?
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01-19-2004, 01:39 AM
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" SHOW ME"
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HEY TELL HIM IF HE HAS ANY PROBLEMS AND COMES THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS , MY NUMBER IS 217-567-3665, im bored and have tools ,, lol,, tell him i said good luck
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01-19-2004, 01:40 AM
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Embrace the Redneck
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Well if you go though Springfield, MO, I'll be here to greet you!! Have a safe trip!!! I know it'll be fun!!
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01-20-2004, 01:40 PM
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Don't say "Oops!", Doctor
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Houston, TX
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Over 1,700 miles, 36 hours, hundreds of gallons of gas, and countless bottles of Yoohoo later, I'm sitting in my office in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The truck did incredibly well. The grand total on-the-road repair cost is $24.00...
Gas Cap: $12.00 (somewhere in Mass.) It turns out that sucking gasoline fumes for hundreds of miles can give you a headache. Fortunately, the new cap seems to have fixed the problem. Lift Time: $12.00 (somewhere in Wisconsin) As bumpster reported, I was having a hard time getting the truck to go into drive starting just outside New York. It turns out that my exhaust nuts were working their way loose. I'd lost a nut on the driver's side and was about to lose the other two. The passenger side wasn't much better. Luckily, I found a little shop that let me throw the truck up on the lift for a few minutes and tighten them down. Funny, the truck got a LOT quieter! The entire trip I only saw two other 67-72 trucks. One was a green 1970 (?) with a camper shell on the tollway going towards Gary, Indiana. The other was a 70 or 71 sitting next to a house in Wisconsin. It's a little strange cruising down the interstate for hours on end and ALWAYS being the oldest vehicle on the road.
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01-20-2004, 01:59 PM
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Congratulations! And welcome to MN!
If there is anything I can help you with, please let me know. I hope you can get settled without too much more stress! Paul
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